Behind the Numbers with Craig Hudson, CPA, CA, CFA
CFO Craig Hudson CPA, CA, CFA shares his amazing journey from big 4 accounting firm to startup CFO and the lessons his road to leadership
Behind the Numbers with Judy Kudla CA, CPA, CIA
Judy Kudla CA, CPA, CIA is an experienced risk & internal audit leader and a strategic problem solver discusses Audit as a career
Behind the Numbers with Gordon Dyer
Gordon Dyer, CFO at Destiny Solutions, shares his experiences as a finance leader in a high growth software company
Big 4 Accountant to Startup CFO: The Journey of Craig Hudson, CPA,CA CFA
After graduating from UBC, Craig Hudson began his career at KPMG where he earned his CA and CFA shortly thereafter. Midway through his 7 years in Audit, he jumped at the chance to work in the UK to gain much desired international experience. He then moved back “over the pond” to Toronto and into Transaction Advisory performing M&A financial due diligence for KPMG’s Private Equity clients. In this role, he got to dig into target acquisition files to discover any accounting nuggets that could impact valuations and make or break deals.
Disrupting Cannabis Cultivation: An Interview with Dan Sutton of Tantalus Labs
I sat down recently with Dan Sutton of Tantalus Labs, a Vancouverite and entrepreneur who’s committed to disrupting the cannabis industry. Like most people driven by an intense passion for positive change, Dan is the gregarious, outspoken sort. He never sounds like he’s holding anything back, because he
Should You Stay Until Audit Manager? – An Auditor’s Dilemma Blog
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Thoughts on Becoming an Audit Manager
Ah yes, the eternal dilemma facing any auditor, or member of the band the Clash – should I stay or should I go now? Or, more specifically, should I hang in there until I reach the level of
Think Big -Tips for Your Finance Career from Kevin Hibbert, CPA, CA – Part 2
Yesterday, we shared Part 1 of Think Big – Tips for Your Finance Career from Kevin Hibbert, CPA, CA. Today, we’ve got more where that came from. Read on to uncover insights on the fallacy of work-life balance and the value of widening the scope.
Lesson 4: The Fallacy of Work-Life Balance
Think Big -Tips for Your Finance Career from Kevin Hibbert, CPA, CA – Part 1
Kevin Hibbert, CPA, CA, shares his insights on the importance of relationship building and understanding organizational dynamics when it comes to your finance career.
He also lends his personal philosophies about thinking bigger, embracing challenges, and the advantages of biting off more than you can chew. Read part one of
Overcoming Obstacles and Building a Finance Career: Raj Kailasanathan, Pt. I
Raj Kailasanathan, Director of Finance and Corporate Treasurer at Real Matters, explains the keys to his success he discovered as he overcame obstacles to build his finance career – learning the language of numbers, and realizing the value of networking.
As a newcomer from Sri Lanka, early in his career and
Jim Caltabiano, MBA/CFO, on Improvising Your Way to Success, Pt. II
In the second part of our story on Jim Caltabiano, the Vice-President and CFO of Campbell Company of Canada explains how, after a small “detour,” he found his way back on the path to success.
So you’d left Campbell’s to pursue something different. What was your next opportunity?
Jim Caltabiano, MBA/CFO, on Improvising Your Way to Success, Pt. I
Jim Caltabiano, Vice-President of Finance and CFO of Campbell Company of Canada, explains how even the best-laid plans can go awry sometimes – and how he refused to let any such setbacks keep him from finding success.
There’s a delicate balance you have to strike in managing your career. On
Building Success from Scratch: Greg Twinney, CGA (Pt. II)
In the second part of our story on Greg Twinney, the CFO and COO of Kobo, Inc. — makers of the popular line of e-book readers — describes his experiences as a finance professional in the fast-paced and ever-growing tech industry.
So you’d turned down your company’s offer for you